Center for Primary Care Innovation the Institutes at Northwestern Medicine

THE INSTITUTES AT NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND MEDICINE AT NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CENTER FOR PRIMARY CARE INNOVATION THE INSTITUTES AT NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CENTER FOR PRIMARY CARE INNOVATION AT NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE At Northwestern Medicine, we believe that primary care our nation to meet the combined challenges of improving medicine is the backbone of all healthcare. Whether access to care, enhancing quality of care, and controlling a young patient visits a pediatrician, or an adult sees a health care costs. general internal medicine physician or seeks a family physician, everyone needs a physician who cares for The State of Primary Care Medicine them as a whole person. As our population grows and ages, the number of people We know that a primary care physician is not only with multiple chronic diseases who need primary care an essential first contact to evaluate a new medical is rapidly increasing. There are critical concerns about problem, but is also someone to care for a patient’s whether we will in fact have enough primary care chronic medical problems, a trusted source of advice physicians to meet these needs. The number of medical to help coordinate care with subspecialists, an expert students and residents entering primary care is on a navigator of our increasingly complicated health care serious decline. Currently, only one-third of physicians system, a frequent advocate for the patient, and, always, in the United States are primary care physicians. In a caring partner to help create and sustain an optimal contrast, in most countries, primary care physicians state of health and wellness. This is the vital role of the comprise over half of all physicians in total. primary care physician. A Timely Vision Primary care physicians at Northwestern Medicine Our vision for the new Center for Primary Care Innovation often serve as physician-scientists who also pursue and is simple. We strive to be the nation’s premier thought implement essential chronic care and infectious disease leader on effective strategies to improve primary care research. Without a strong primary care base focused education, practice, and research. on education and research, it will be impossible for “Outstanding primary care is essential to the health of our communities. The CPCI works to advance research to improve how primary care is delivered and to support the career development of future primary care physicians.” Stephen D. Persell, MD, MPH, Director of the Center for Primary Care Innovation and Associate Professor of Medicine-General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics and Center for Healthcare Studies, Institute for Public Health and Medicine These strategies include: • Establishing Primary Care models of education, mentorship, training, and scholarship; • Exploring and implementing best practices in clinical preventive services for routine patient visits; • Offering rigorous evaluations of clinical programs to improve patient care and safety; • Expanding primary care rotations in rural, underserved, and international locations; and • Conducting research on optimal use of health communication technologies. Innovative Primary Care Medicine at Northwestern Opportunities to achieve revolutionary improvements educators. Health information technology is giving us in healthcare are abundant via primary care medicine. new tools to work together to improve patient care in We do not just need more primary care physicians: the office and to reach out to patients at home or their we need leaders in primary care. To address and meet workplace. Additionally, primary care physicians are this vital challenge, Northwestern University Feinberg increasingly managing the health and wellness needs School of Medicine has established the Center for of “panels” of patients who may not come in for office Primary Care Innovation (CPCI). The mission of the visits and thus require a complex team approach for Center is to improve the health of our communities ongoing care and communication. by developing successful platforms to innovate and This is an exciting time for primary care medicine. And transform primary care clinical education, research the need has never been greater. The launch of our new and leadership training, and clinical practice. Center for Primary Care Innovation proves Northwestern Innovations are already taking place. Primary care Medicine’s commitment to exceptional patient care – physicians now lead health care teams that include now and for future generations. advance practice nurses, psychologists, and health THE INSTITUTES AT NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE THROUGH NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE, WE ARE CREATING A NATIONAL EPICENTER FOR HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, RESEARCH, COMMUNITY SERVICE AND ADVOCACY. Northwestern Medicine Northwestern Memorial Healthcare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine are seeking to impact the health of humankind through Northwestern Medicine. We aspire to be the destination of choice for people seeking quality healthcare; for those who provide, support, and advance care through leading- edge treatments and breakthrough discoveries; and for people who share our passion for educating future physicians and scientists. Our commitment to transform healthcare and to be among the nation’s top academic medical centers will be accomplished through innovation and excellence. Our Institute for Public Health and Medicine is comprised of world-class centers that serve as a nexus for innovation, collaboration, and growth in research. The new Center for Primary Care Innovation is an integral part of the Institute. Through both the Center and the Institute, we are working to innovate and introduce public health solutions to address the biggest health challenges of our time. At Northwestern, we recognize that without dramatic changes in our approach to public health and healthcare delivery, we will confront surging, unsustainable costs and an inability to meet the healthcare needs of our citizens. We see this urgent need as a tremendous opportunity to provide leadership and a new direction to improve the health of our nation and world. For further information, please contact: Cynthia Horvath Garbutt, JD Senior Associate Director – Primary Care and Global Health Development & Alumni Relations Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine 420 East Superior Street Arthur J. Rubloff Building, 9th Floor Chicago, IL 60611 THE INSTITUTES P. 312.503.0761 AT NORTHWESTERN F. 312.503.6743 MEDICINE E. [email protected] .

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